Pulmonary Nocardia beijingensis infection associated with the use of alemtuzumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis

Abstract

Nocardia is a Gram-positive aerobic pathogen that usually affects immunocompromised patients. We report a case of pulmonary infection caused by a rare Nocardia species, Nocardia beijingensis, in a 50-year-old woman who had received alemtuzumab for the treatment of her multiple sclerosis. The invasive pulmonary infection was successfully treated with meropenem.

Keywords: Alemtuzumab; Nocardia beijingensis; multiple sclerosis; nocardiosis.